August 1, 2009
Cover Story
Will EPA Go for E15 Blends?
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Lynn Grooms
Ethanol has hit a wall; the blend wall. The current 10% ethanol-gasoline blending cap threatens to restrict the development of ethanol infrastructure... More
Features
Fiber Farming Comes of Age
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Lynn Grooms
Need a nudge to try growing a new biomass crop? The Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) may be just the incentive for growers to produce biomass for... More
Gold Rush or Dry Hole?
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
California is a gold mine for Midwestern farmers. But the wrong kind of shaft may sink Left Coast markets through new biofuel regulations. While beef... More
Ear Infections
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Jen Bennett
Just when you think pests and diseases couldn't do any more damage to your cornfields, in steps Mother Nature. Depending on her mood, she can cause her... More
No Horsing Around
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Dan Poston, Mississippi State University Extension
It's not enough to treat glyphosate-resistant horseweed in the fall. You'll need spring treatments, too. That's one recommendation coming out of an extensive... More
They Add Ethanol to Diesel
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Greg Lamp
A big worry for American farmers is whether the E10 (10% ethanol) blend wall will restrict development of ethanol production. But Bob Dickey, president... More
Musical Chairs in the Ethanol Industry
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Susan Winsor
What does the entry of the largest U.S. oil refiner into the ethanol patch mean for corn growers? Not much, really. Discounted plants and a continued... More
Perfecting Planting
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Karen Ott Mayer
A self-proclaimed perfectionist, Jason Birdsong became increasingly dissatisfied with the seed loss and inability to control seed populations with his... More
Stop Waiting for the Highs
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
With volatile corn and soybean markets that can easily trade within a 50-$1 range in a single day, growers like Josh Lancaster and Richard Borgsmiller... More
Cultivating China
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Generalizations are dangerous. Most people, when conjuring up a picture of what China might be like, still picture impoverished, oppressed people who... More
My View
Pumped Over E15
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Greg Lamp Editor glamp@csdigest.com
If you haven't heard about all the efforts to increase the base blend of ethanol into gasoline from 10% to 15%, well, where have you been? It's a burning... More
Profits
Halftime Report
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Dave Kohl
Wow! The year 2009 is just flying by with schools, conferences, farm work and events at the dairy creamery. At each of my stops on the road, inquiring... More
Do You Have These Attributes?
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Moe Russell
In my late-February 2009 column, I wrote about the opportunities for young people involved in production agriculture. For example, consider the 29% annual... More
Marketing Inlook
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Ed Usset
I don't do outlook. These are my words and I often use them to open presentations on the topic of grain marketing. I tell my audience that we are about... More
How Fast Things can Change
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Richard Brock
Markets change. Fundamentals change. The facts change. But people never do. The majority of the public still gets bullish at tops and bearish at bottoms... More
News
$71 Million to Rehab Damages Farmland
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | Compiled by Greg Lamp
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announces that farmers and ranchers will receive approximately $71 million in Emergency Conservation Program funds to... More
Check out NCGA's Online Learning Center
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | Compiled by Greg Lamp
The Online Learning Center at the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Web site provides corn farmers a growing array of tools to help them succeed.... More
$85 Million for Algae Research
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | Compiled by Greg Lamp
The Department of Energy (DOE) says it is providing up to $85 million from the stimulus bill that President Obama signed into law earlier this year for... More
Online Extras at: www.cornandsoybeandigest.com
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | Compiled by Greg Lamp
CSD LIVE Production and marketing videos plus commodity news. BRIEFING ROOM Product and research news provided by top agricultural companies. SOYBEAN... More
Brazil
Smaller Crop in Brazil?
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By James Thompson
Times are tough on Brazilian farms. Lack of credit for farmers could erase any thoughts of a production increase, which could tighten up this market and... More
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